Just Saw an Albino Lemon Tetra

[Catappa]

Lemon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) Is anyone interested in a rather unnerving-looking fish? I just saw a photo of albino Lemon Tetras carried by an importer over here. EEK! Suitable for a Halloween tank! They are white, semi-transparent fish (you can see most of their skeletons) and have large red eyes. Brrrrr! Not for me! But I know some folks like weird, scary fish.

 

[Kribensis27]

Just looked them up, those are weird. I definitely prefer the normal ones!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Maybe they would go good with my albino bn plecos!!

Never really have been into albino anything, but for some reason the plecos are alright.

 

[LHAquatics]

They look cool.
IDEA:
20 Gallon tank:
7 Lemo Tetras
7 abino corydora
Albino something

 

[BigManAquatics]

After looking at pictures no way do those make it in my tanks on purpose...outside of an emergency rescue!

 

[Catappa]

They look cool.
IDEA:
20 Gallon tank:
7 Lemo Tetras
7 abino corydora
Albino something

At one time, years ago, I considered getting different kinds of see-through fish. There are quite a few different ones, not all known as glass fish. But I decided not to do it. If I had, I would have also gotten transparent shrimp.

 

[Basil]

I love lemon tetras and kept them during my first foray into fish keeping over 30 years ago. But breeding an albino strain seems a horrible mistake.

 

[veggieshark]

They look cool.
IDEA:
20 Gallon tank:
7 Lemo Tetras
7 abino corydora
Albino something

I had the same thought, though I am not a great fan of albino anything. To me, a school of albino fish is weird, but I would have an albino in a school of wildtypes.

 

[chromedome52]

When I bred Lemon Tetras back in the early 80s, the group I had were albinos. The albinism made them more delicate, but it was just another color variant of a fish to me. I also had 4 color variants of Pristella Tetras, including the wild type.

For me, it's the fascination of genetics. These days they have Red Lemon Tetras. Very colorful. But what happens if I cross them with albinos?

Many people find the various albino forms of different species fascinating. They have always been, and likely will continue to be, popular with the average aquarist.

 

[DoubleDutch]

When I bred Lemon Tetras back in the early 80s, the group I had were albinos. The albinism made them more delicate, but it was just another color variant of a fish to me. I also had 4 color variants of Pristella Tetras, including the wild type.

For me, it's the fascination of genetics. These days they have Red Lemon Tetras. Very colorful. But what happens if I cross them with albinos?

Many people find the various albino forms of different species fascinating. They have always been, and likely will continue to be, popular with the average aquarist.

The first fry won't show albinism.
I've albino Corydoras .
paleatus and albino Corydoras sterbai.
Funny thing of those is they've "normal" parents hahaha

 

[Pfrozen]

Looked them up and they aren't ugly lol. Look up blind cave tetra if you want to see a gnarly fish. The albino lemons would look great with some cardinals and a pair of apistos

 

[Kribensis27]

Looked them up and they aren't ugly lol. Look up blind cave tetra if you want to see a gnarly fish. The albino lemons would look great with some cardinals and a pair of apistos

I like the blind cave tetras, the albino lemons just seems weird to me. I don’t think I could ever keep those and think of them as my tiny aquatic children. I would probably think they’re trying to kill me in my sleep lol.

 

[Ir3land]

Lemon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) Is anyone interested in a rather unnerving-looking fish? I just saw a photo of albino Lemon Tetras carried by an importer over here. EEK! Suitable for a Halloween tank! They are white, semi-transparent fish (you can see most of their skeletons) and have large red eyes. Brrrrr! Not for me! But I know some folks like weird, scary fish.

Oh my! I already love how pretty normal lemon tetras are, but this is amazing! I’ve been thinking the idea of a spooky/Halloween tank cause it’s by far my favorite holiday, and this would be amazing so far!
my theoretical stocking would be:
Albino Lemon Tetras
Glass Catfish
Black Rope Fish
Blind Cave Tetras
Piranha?
Thanks bro!

 

[Pfrozen]

Oh my! I already love how pretty normal lemon tetras are, but this is amazing! I’ve been thinking the idea of a spooky/Halloween tank cause it’s by far my favorite holiday, and this would be amazing so far!
my theoretical stocking would be:
Albino Lemon Tetras
Glass Catfish
Black Rope Fish
Blind Cave Tetras
Piranha?
Thanks bro!

Check out Indian Glass Fish, parambassis ranga

 

[Ir3land]

Check out Indian Glass Fish, parambassis ranga

You just know how to make my day . I’ve heard about Glass fish and now I get where the namesake came from! Maybe I just like transparent fish? Anyways this little fish is perfect!

 

[Sofiafish17]

I have some transparent fish who I don’t think are creepy at all. I find them really cute!
White Skirt Long-finned Blushing Tetras


The fact that they are see-through also makes it easy for me to tell who is eating the most, and there is one of them who is just a big hog. I tried feeding them after lights out but now the one fish follows the others around and steals the food they find before they can eat it instead of finding it himself. He’s a snot, he’s worse than the betta. I think that these guys are super cute for being transparent though. I love them they are really cool.

 

[Catappa]

Oh my! I already love how pretty normal lemon tetras are, but this is amazing! I’ve been thinking the idea of a spooky/Halloween tank cause it’s by far my favorite holiday, and this would be amazing so far!
my theoretical stocking would be:
Albino Lemon Tetras
Glass Catfish
Black Rope Fish
Blind Cave Tetras
Piranha?
Thanks bro!

Here's an idea for a Halloween-themed, spooky tank:
Dark and Eerie Fish Tank

(Moderators: I don't want to break any rules. I searched Fishlore before posting in this link. I couldn't find anything like it.)

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Looked them up and they aren't ugly lol. Look up blind cave tetra if you want to see a gnarly fish. The albino lemons would look great with some cardinals and a pair of apistos

Ooooo yup I just bought a couple of these guys.. at the request of my (almost) 4 year old kid.... I was like honey you know they don’t have eyes right? She said yeah but they’re pink! They’re pretty cool I’m liking them so far except they come at any and all movement when you’re doing maintenance lol

 

[Ir3land]

Here's an idea for a Halloween-themed, spooky tank:
Dark and Eerie Fish Tank

(Moderators: I don't want to break any rules. I searched Fishlore before posting in this link. I couldn't find anything like it.)

Yes! I’ve seen that and I absolutely love it